...due to heat exhaustion. I was so tired on Saturday I only saw a tiny sliver of the evening concert. Then again, that was because I was a big dumb and forgot sunscreen on Friday. I thought "Oh, yeah, I usually don't need sunscreen. Why would I need it today?" And then I got horribly burnt and had a hard time enjoying myself the next day.
Friday, on the other hand, was EXCELLENT. Amazing bands with awesome party energy, clearance t-shirts that allowed me to re-stock on my festwear for less than twenty dollars, and an all-around fun time. It was nice hearing Shimeka Copeland again, and she wailed just as well as I remember. The Old Crow set BLEW ME AWAY, and everyone else was just as excellent.
The afternoon show was amazing too. Spuyten Duyvel, A Fistful of Sugar, and The Wallace Brothers were really amazing local groups, and we bought A Fistful of Sugar's album the next day. I looked for The Wallace Brothers online but they had no music available. I still need to check for the third group.
All in all, I had an amazing time and it was great to be back. I walk through the entrance, and it felt as if I had never taken that eight year break. Everything was as I remembered it, from the grounds themselves to the people that occupied them. A place where I could leave my stuff without having to worry about it getting stolen and have those non-worries actually founded in truth. A place where I felt like I was part of one huge family. And I can't wait to do it next year, as the beau has agreed to go again.
Hopefully with friends this time.
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